R.I. Single-Family Home Sales and Median Prices April 2008 - 2009

The median price of a single-family house in Rhode Island fell by 23.2 percent between April 2008 and April 2009, from $241,500 to $185,500 according to The Warren Group, a Boston-based company that tracks real estate. At the same time, single-family homes sales showed slight gains over the past year. The Warren Group report said April home sales increased 3.6 percent, to 524 in April 2009, up from 506 in April 2008.

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City/Town Apr 08 sales Apr 09 sales Pct Change Jan-Apr 08 Sales Jan-Apr 09 sales Pct Change Apr 08 median price Apr 09 median price Pct change Jan-Apr 08 median price Jan-Apr 09 median price Pct change
Barrington 15 12 -20.0% 41 35 -14.6% $440,000 $317,500 -27.8% $360,000 $305,000 -15.3%
Block Island 0 0   2 0 -100.0%     0.0%     0.0%
Bristol 10 8 -20.0% 41 22 -46.3% $359,500 $234,000 -34.9% $315,000 $241,000 -23.5%
Burrillville 7 8 14.3% 36 30 -16.7% $225,000 $230,000 2.2% $229,000 $222,500 -2.8%
Central Falls 2 2 0.0% 7 5 -28.6%     0.0% $100,000 $76,000 -24.0%
Charlestown 10 6 -40.0% 26 22 -15.4% $388,500 $251,000 -35.4% $310,000 $262,500 -15.3%
Coventry 23 22 -4.3% 83 72 -13.3% $230,000 $156,599 -31.9% $242,000 $196,750 -18.7%
Cranston 51 39 -23.5% 183 148 -19.1% $240,000 $181,000 -24.6% $231,000 $175,000 -24.2%
Cumberland 21 13 -38.1% 83 45 -45.8% $255,000 $243,000 -4.7% $294,000 $243,000 -17.3%
East Greenwich 10 5 -50.0% 34 28 -17.6% $515,000 $485,000 -5.8% $486,000 $313,300 -35.5%
East Providence 24 21 -12.5% 99 67 -32.3% $206,250 $200,000 -3.0% $210,000 $192,000 -8.6%
Exeter 5 0 -100.0% 16 6 -62.5% $392,000   -100.0% $315,000 $219,250 -30.4%
Foster 2 1 -50.0% 8 10 25.0%     0.0% $270,000 $262,500 -2.8%
Glocester 8 9 12.5% 16 26 62.5% $330,000 $170,000 -48.5% $271,300 $197,750 -27.1%
Hopkinton 5 2 -60.0% 19 7 -63.2% $175,000   -100.0% $221,000 $125,000 -43.4%
Jamestown 5 1 -80.0% 21 4 -81.0% $574,000   -100.0% $574,000 $396,500 -30.9%
Johnston 18 20 11.1% 50 68 36.0% $229,350 $166,450 -27.4% $207,500 $173,500 -16.4%
Lincoln 12 10 -16.7% 35 29 -17.1% $253,500 $225,750 -10.9% $289,000 $217,000 -24.9%
Little Compton 0 0   9 6 -33.3%     0.0% $635,000 $380,250 -40.1%
Middletown 5 9 80.0% 21 17 -19.0% $383,000 $300,000 -21.7% $383,000 $280,000 -26.9%
Narragansett 9 9 0.0% 36 37 2.8% $315,000 $290,000 -7.9% $377,500 $302,000 -20.0%
Newport 16 11 -31.3% 44 25 -43.2% $353,750 $320,000 -9.5% $367,500 $328,000 -10.7%
North Kingstown 13 13 0.0% 50 39 -22.0% $525,000 $242,000 -53.9% $306,250 $301,000 -1.7%
North Providence 16 20 25.0% 61 65 6.6% $234,000 $168,000 -28.2% $212,500 $175,000 -17.6%
North Smithfield 3 7 133.3% 20 19 -5.0% $340,000 $240,000 -29.4% $299,500 $238,000 -20.5%
Pawtucket 29 28 -3.4% 97 105 8.2% $187,500 $155,250 -17.2% $197,500 $150,000 -24.1%
Portsmouth 10 11 10.0% 47 30 -36.2% $399,750 $265,000 -33.7% $360,000 $259,500 -27.9%
Providence 35 69 97.1% 143 227 58.7% $172,500 $87,000 -49.6% $170,000 $85,000 -50.0%
Richmond 4 2 -50.0% 18 6 -66.7% $227,500   -100.0% $240,000 $247,950 3.3%
Scituate 2 2 0.0% 16 19 18.8%     0.0% $320,000 $252,500 -21.1%
Smithfield 8 12 50.0% 34 36 5.9% $333,250 $246,500 -26.0% $270,000 $217,500 -19.4%
South Kingstown 22 15 -31.8% 74 45 -39.2% $328,500 $275,000 -16.3% $327,500 $245,000 -25.2%
Tiverton 4 12 200.0% 23 30 30.4% $197,000 $194,250 -1.4% $248,000 $191,000 -23.0%
Warren 2 7 250.0% 12 16 33.3%   $219,000 0.0% $274,750 $220,500 -19.7%
Warwick 64 76 18.8% 239 230 -3.8% $222,000 $160,450 -27.7% $215,000 $155,700 -27.6%
West Greenwich 5 2 -60.0% 16 9 -43.8% $350,000   -100.0% $330,000 $260,000 -21.2%
West Warwick 7 19 171.4% 42 55 31.0% $180,000 $140,000 -22.2% $204,500 $147,500 -27.9%
Westerly 15 10 -33.3% 41 36 -12.2% $305,000 $272,450 -10.7% $300,000 $259,950 -13.4%
Woonsocket 9 11 22.2% 32 41 28.1% $200,000 $130,000 -35.0% $200,000 $130,000 -35.0%
Source: The Warren Group
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